More picture of the grasshopper

Chapultepec Park

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December 9th 2006
Our knee were aching and our feet were soring due to the long salsaing night yesterday at Mama Rumba. We decided to take things slowly today, we went to Chapultepec - The Grasshopper hill. On top of the hill, is the Chalpultepec Castle, where Emperor Maximilian and Empress Carlota of Mexico lived. At the bottom of the hill, there is a huge park, about 1600 acres and can easily take up to 2 or 3 da ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more